Loups

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Pawnee}. (Ethnol.)
   A tribe of Indians (called also {Loups}) who formerly
   occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live
   mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often
   used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of
   Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also {Pani}.
   [1913 Webster] Pawner

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Loups \Loups\, n. pl.; sing. {Loup}. [F., prop., a wolf.]
   (Ethnol.)
   The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose
   principal totem was the wolf.
   [1913 Webster]